Answer:
The position is 8.18cm from the mirror.
Nature is b=virtual
Size is 1.82cm
Explanation:
Note that for a convex mirror, the image distance and the focal length are negative;
Given
Object height H0 = 4cm
object distance u = 18cm
Radius of curvature R = 30cm
Since f = R/2
f = 30/2
f = -15cm
Recall that:
[tex]\frac{1}{f} =\frac{1}{u}+ \frac{1}{v}\\\frac{1}{-15}=\frac{1}{18}+\frac{1}{v} \\\frac{1}{v} =\frac{1}{-15} -\frac{1}{18}\\ \frac{1}{v} = \frac{-18-15}{270}\\\frac{1}{v} = \frac{-33}{270}\\v=\frac{-270}{33}\\v=-8.18cm[/tex]
Since the image distance is negative, this shows that the image is a virtual image.
To get the size:
[tex]\frac{H_1}{H_0}=\frac{v}{u}\\\frac{H_1}{4}=\frac{8.18}{18}\\18H_i=32.72\\H_i=\frac{32.72}{18}\\H_i= 1.82cm[/tex]
